Lop Weather in February
Lop in February
The short of it: Lop in February averages a high of 7 °C (44 °F) and a low of -4 °C (26 °F), with 2.0 mm (0.08 in) of rain and about 10 h 46 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are April and October. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 7° · low -4° · rain 2.0 mm · daylight 10 h 46 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: April & October
February in Lop brings afternoons near 7° and nights around -4°, with about 2.0 mm of rain over the month. Highs rise 6° against January, to near 7°; nights run about -4°. Rain is scarce, about 2.0 mm, the 6th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 10 h 46 min in mid-February, 54 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack a heavy coat, gloves and a scarf. The Almanac rates February 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are April and October.
Against its neighbours, Lop runs cooler than most and wetter than most in February. Gujangbagh, 22 km to the W, sees much the same highs.
February in Lop, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 6th wettest of 12
- Versus January
- 6° warmer, 0.0 mm more rain
- Versus March
- 10° colder
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 10 h 46 min
- Average wind
- 4 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
February averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GujangbaghXinjiang | 22 km W | 7° | -4° | 2.0 mm |
| BageqiXinjiang | 32 km WNW | 7° | -4° | 2.0 mm |
| Ying'airikeXinjiang | 32 km NW | 7° | -4° | 2.0 mm |
| BuzhakeXinjiang | 34 km W | 7° | -4° | 2.0 mm |
| Ying’awatiXinjiang | 40 km NW | 7° | -4° | 2.0 mm |
| LaykaXinjiang | 40 km W | 7° | -4° | 2.0 mm |
| JiahanbageXinjiang | 44 km WNW | 6° | -4° | 2.0 mm |
| AkesalayiXinjiang | 45 km WNW | 6° | -4° | 2.0 mm |